I wonder no one can portrays it as well as you. Thanks to our pretty and beloved teacher, Lim Soo Jung. There’s a great teacher behind a great student. Afterwards, the two get involved to expose the truth and academic scandal and corruption that ruined her four years ago. They are both adults, single, and love each other. And at this phase, Ji Yoon Su finally realized that he had fallen in love with Seung Yu. Seung Yu is trying so persistent to get closer again to Ji Yoon Su and help her to prove her innocence. An adult Seung Yu, who now became a famous mathematician, finally reunited with Ji Yoon Su, who disappeared for 4 years after the tragedy. The romances of the two actually begins four years later. That’s what makes this drama emotional and trigger the conflicts. It doesn’t please anyone else and give rise to rumor of the two rumor actually spread to cover academic and corruption scandal that almost exposed. However, I think this drama tries to highlight her enthusiasm, her spirit, her passions, her deep cares as a teacher to encourage her student, but at the other side, her acts may be look reckless and naïve. It gives rise to controversy and causes “discomfort” for some viewers. Ji Yoon Su and Paik Seung Yu seem to have “close interactions” while preparing for the International Math Olympic. There’s no relationship between them in school days. Ji Yoon Su shows the mature and grown-up way of handling the relationship between herself and her student. Ji Yoon Su refuses a gift of Seung Yu’s sign of love. She gently pushes him away after Paik Seung Yu confesses his feelings to her. Ji Yoon Su clearly draws a line as a teacher. It is common and might be happens a lot around the world: students falling in love with their teachers. I think at this age, it is possible for Seung Yu finds his first love or puppy love or even true love to his teacher, Ji Yoon Su. Seung Yu feels strangely attracted to Yoon Su. She also helps him to overcome his trauma and return his true identity.
Ji Yoon Su is the only adult who truly peers into his heart and cares for him. Trauma faced due to past incident made him seems to have given up on everything and had stopped caring about math and people. Paik Seung Yu actually a math genius, but has the worst grades in school. Ji Yoon Su discovers Paik Seung Yu, who is similar to her: loves math and sees the world through a mathematical point of view. Ji Yoon Su is a mathematician who loves math and a teacher who cares deeply about her students equally. I respect how the scriptwriter develops the relationship and romances of the two main casts: teacher (Ji Yoon Su) and high school student (Paik Seung Yu). This drama portrays about parenting, educating, toxic parents, psychological trauma, unbridled ambitions, academic and corruption scandal, and of course about the romance of the two main casts. This drama is not only about solving and proving math problems, but also using the meaning of mathematics as a metaphor in the journey of life and love. I can feel beautiful and deep conversations about math.
Melancholia tells stories about mathematics in a closer view of our everyday lives, such as unanswered problems.
Melancholia… Quoting from various references, Melancholia is a drama full of humanity where math and academic material is added to the romance.īeing a nonmathematician, I learn the other perspective about math.
Lee Sang Jin (이상진) as Park Hyung Do (Baek Seung Yoo’s friend)Ĭhoi Woo Sung as Jang Kyu Young (Baek Seung Yoo’s rival) Lee Kang Ji (이강지) as Lee Hyun Jae (Baek Seung Yoo’s friend) Kim Mi Hye (김미혜) as Ah Seung Ko (math teacher) Yang Jo Ah (양조아) as Kim Jin Hee (Korean language teacher)Īhn Sang Woo as Han Myung Jin (math teacher) Jun Jin Gi as Choi Sung Hwan (vice-principal) Son Jin Hwan (손진환) as Oh Jin Taek (principal) Kim Ji Young as Kim Ji Na (Noh Jung Ah’s daughter)Īsung High School teachers & administrators Lee Yoo Jin (이유진) as Sung Yoo Chan (Ye Rin’s younger brother) Jang Hyun Sung as Sung Min Joon (Ye Rin’s father)īyun Jung Soo as Yoo Hye Mi (Ye Rin’s mother) Kim Ho Jin as Baek Min Shik (Seung Yoo’s father)īaek Ji Won as Min Hee Seung (Seung Yoo’s mother) This drama is a work that depicts scandals involving disciples, sexual scandals and corruption at prestigious private high schools in Gangnam.Ĭhoi Dae Hoon as Ryu Sung Jae (Yoon Soo’s fiancé)